Water tricks, wildfires and flash flood aftermath

A youth performs on a flyboard in the waters of the Shatt al-Arab River near the Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr Bridge in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on 4 September 2026.

An Albanian army helicopter drops water while fighting a wildfire raging in Levan, near the city of Fier, south of Albania, on 4 September 2026.

Houses damaged by flash floods are seen on the bank of Trishuli river in Dhunge, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on 7 September 2026.

A Palestinian child looks on during the funeral of three-year-old Saadi Ghalia, who was killed by an Israeli tank shell, according to medics, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on 7 September 2026.

This handout photo, released on 6 September 2026 by the German Isar Aerospace company, shows the launch of a rocket into orbit from Andøya in Norway on 5 September 2026.

Horse riders dressed in traditional costumes ride horses during an Al-Miz performance at a Libyan wedding in Benghazi, Libya, on 4 September 2026.

Pigeons are seen in front of Mount Sinabung as it spews ash and thick smoke, as seen from Karo, North Sumatra province, early on 2 September 2026.

An otter rests on a floating platform along the waterfront near Samut Prakan City Hall, in Samut Prakan province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on 6 September 2026.

Scientists test spacesuits during a press event at the new LUNA lunar simulation facility at the campus of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), near the European Astronaut Centre, , in Cologne-Porz, Germany on 3 September 2026.

Migrants after boarding an inflatable dinghy before leaving the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, near Calais, France, near Calais, France, on 6 September 2026.